Kelly Witmer earned her BFA at University of the Arts in Philadelphia and Parsons in Paris, and  currently splits her time between Los Angeles and Joshua Tree, CA. Witmer recently taught her technique of kiln-formed glass at Anderson Ranch, and has attended residencies at Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Maine, Atlantic Center in Florida, and Can Serrat in Spain. She has completed several public art projects in Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, and currently has an exhibition up at the gallery in the San Diego International Airport. She had her first solo show this year at Museum of the Southwest in Midland, Texas and has a two person show at Oceanside Museum of Art West Gallery scheduled for 2025.

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Statement:
I have a fascination with transparency, transformation, and pushing materials to transcend their conventional limits. Glass in particular has become a central medium, allowing me to explore the malleability of solid states and create unusual, gravity-defying forms through kiln-working techniques.
My process is investigative, rooted in experimental "what if" scenarios that combine glass with ceramic or steel elements. I am intrigued by the heat and metamorphic potential of these materials, discovering new possibilities by coaxing them into unconventional marriages. 
I’ve developed a sort of language of shapes that are influenced by the landscape around me, but more often on my interior landscape. I’m enticed by symmetry, and this has become an organizing principle, lending a corporeal, humanistic quality.